Democratic Students' Federation
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Democratic Students' Federation (DSF) is an independent left wing student organization in Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU). Formed in 2012, it associates itself with the New Left and 21st century Socialism and seeks to carve out a new imagination of Democratic Socialism, which would address Gender and Social Justice in India with the same rigour as Class struggle. It currently is a part of the Left Unity that swept the 2018 Jawaharlal Nehru University Students' Union (JNUSU) elections.[1]
History[edit]
Formation[edit]
The DSF was formed in 2012 after the then SFI unit in JNU publicly dissented against the CPI(M)'s decision to support Pranab Mukherjee in the Presidential election. The CPI(M) replied to the dissension by dissolving the entire SFI unit in campus. The then SFI-JNU unit described the dissolution as "authoritarian attempts to throttle political debates, which would corrode the legacy of the progressive student movement in the country."[2] The Unit decided to carry on their activities under the name SFI-JNU despite being disowned by the SFI's parent party, CPI (M).
In the subsequent JNUSU elections, the SFI-JNU won the post of JNUSU President, with V. Lenin Kumar becoming the JNUSU President.[3] Shortly after, the new organisation held its first Unit Conference on 24-25 January, 2013 and adopted the name Democratic Students' Federation and the organisation interim programme. V. Lenin Kumar was elected as the Convenor of the Organizing Committee and Ishan Anand was elected as the Secretary of the organisation's JNU Unit.[4]
Participation in Movements[edit]
The DSF has been a part of many political movements since its inception. Most notably perhaps is its participation in the movement against Rape Culture that broke out in 2012 after a case of rape and fatal assault in a Munirka, an urban village adjacent to JNU. The movement began under the leadership of the then JNUSU President V. Lenin Kumar, with a protest at the Vasant Vihar Police Station, which lasted for several hours until the Police had apprehended the accused suspects.[5] One of the outcomes of the movement was the formation of a judicial committee headed by J. S. Verma, a former Chief Justice of India to submit a report within 30 days to suggest amendments to criminal law to sternly deal with sexual assault cases. DSF members V. Lenin Kumar, and Ruchira Sen, the then GSCASH representative were invited by the committee to submit their suggestions.[6]
References[edit]
- ↑ "JNUSU election results 2018: Left sweeps key posts in polls marred by violence; ABVP terms loss "win" of their will". Firstpost. 16 September 2018. Retrieved 2019-08-04.
- ↑ Dhar, Aarti (2012-07-11). "SFI dissolves JNU unit that attacked CPI(M) on Pranab". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 2019-08-04.
- ↑ DelhiSeptember 16, IANS New; September 16, 2012UPDATED; Ist, 2012 19:35. "AISA wins three posts in JNU students' union polls". India Today. Retrieved 2019-08-04.
- ↑ Federation, Democratic Students' (2013-01-26). "On the Formation of New Organization". DSF-Democratic Students' Federation. Retrieved 2020-05-24.
- ↑ N, Vijetha S. (2012-12-19). "JNU students take to streets against Capital's shame". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 2020-05-24.
- ↑ Verma, J.S. (2012). Justice Verma Committee Report. India. pp. 427–428. Search this book on
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